1910 promotional illustration for comet pills

When Comet Halley passed close to Earth in 1910, some slick operators sold “comet pills” to protect the public from the comet’s dangers. The comet wasn’t dangerous, though, so the pills were a waste of money. People still promote apocalyptic visions of the heavens, none of which is true. [Wikipedia]

Find out more in our radio program entitled Apocalyptic Rumors.

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